Visitors to the Cotswolds should “come for a walk, not for a day”, with the district’s tourism sites still in lockdown, warns Cllr Jenny Forde, Cotswold District Council Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Public Safety.

Cotswold District Council has approved £15,000 in grant funding to The Churn Neighbourhood Project to support the continued delivery of frontline support services for the South Cotswolds.

A parish councillor vacancy has arisen at Longborough Parish Council following the resignation of Stephen Mathers.

Cotswold Friends will receive £10,000 in grant funding to support the continued delivery of essential services for the most vulnerable in our district.

Cotswold District Council has announced that fortnightly garden waste collections will restart from Wednesday 13 May.